When we talk about energy saving, most of you remember being care free children at home and the adults being in a constant need to urge you to switch off the lights or the television or the washing machine. Now that you are an adult, you understand why it was important to actually do things such as switching off the lights when you leave a room.
Energy saving has been an elusive quest for many of us living in urban developed cities. We seem to need energy for everything in our household. In the day and age that we live in, energy is the most important aspect of modern living and convenience. We use energy for everything in the home and in the office and basically to perform daily tasks.
General uses of energy are divided into three economic sectors; they are:
Residential uses of energy
When we talk about residential uses of energy, these are the most basic uses of energy. They include watching television, washing clothes, heating and lighting the home, taking a shower, working from home on your laptop or computer, flushing the toilet and cooking. Residential uses of energy account for almost forty percent of total energy use globally.